Unconsciously pushing threatening memories, urges, or ideas from conscious awareness: A person may experience loss of memory for unpleasant events.

Repression

Attempts to make actions or mistakes seem reasonable: The reasons or excuses given (e.g., “I spank my children because it is good for them.”) sounds rational, but they are not the real reasons for the behavior.

Rationalization

Unconsciously attributing one’s own unacceptable thoughts or impulses to another person: Instead of recognizing that “I hate him”, a person may feel that “He hates me.”

Projection

Defending against unacceptable impulses by acting opposite to them: Sexual interest in a married friend might appear as strong dislike instead.

Deflecting an impulse from its original target to a less threatening one: Anger at one's boss may be expressed through hostility toward a clerk, a family member, or even the dog.

Displacement

Simply discounting the existence of threatening impulses: A person may vehemently deny ever having had even the slightest degree of physical attraction to a person of the same sex.

Denial

Striving to make up for unconscious impulses or fears: A business executive’s extreme competitiveness might be aimed at compensating for unconscious feelings of inferiority.

Compensation

The 7th leading cause of death is _____________.

addiction

Characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act, as assessed by self-report inventories and peer reports

Trait

The most widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests. Originally developed to identify emotional disorders (still considered its most appropriate use), this test is now used for many other screening purposes.

Things Known by Others & Known by Self - Arena
Things Known by Others & Not Known by Self - Blind
Things Not Known by Others & Known by Self - Hidden
Things Not Known by Others & Not Known by Self - Unknown